The latest part in the Diving Universe series. This book doesn’t continue the storyline of the earlier books but is a kind of prequel that happens centuries before the events of the earlier installments. A fleet sector base is closing, pretty soon, in a few decades. That will shake the life of the world the base is located in. At the same time, a body of a woman is found floating beside a waterfall. Also at the same time, a shuttle that is being repaired apparently explodes. The technicians first suspect a malfunction of the anacapa drive. This makes near-instantaneous travel possible and is known to be extremely finicky and dangerous. But it turns out that it isn’t so simple.
The book basically is a murder mystery in the Diving Universe, and it has only slight connections to the earlier books of the series. Those connections hint at significant new information and possibilities; although something which was considered to be impossible might be possible after all. The writing was smooth and the book was an enjoyable read, but I did miss the characters from earlier parts of the series.
392 pp.
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